Isithombe: Isitoreji se-Amarillo Hops

Ngaphakathi nendawo efiphele yendawo yokugcina impahla, indawo yesehlakalo ihambisana nomuzwa othule wamandla adonsela phansi nokuhlonipha isiko. Izitaki ezinde zamasaka e-burlap zikleliswe nhlangothi zombili zegumbi, izindawo zazo ezimahhadla, ezinemicu zigqokwa zibushelelezi ezindaweni kusukela eminyakeni yokusetshenziswa. Isaka ngalinye ligcwele ama-hops ama-Amarillo, amathoni awo aluhlaza agqamile alunguza emithungweni nasekugoqeni, anikeze ingaphakathi elithobe kakhulu ukuphila nobusha. Ubukhulu bezitaki, obukhuphukela cishe emishayweni yosilingi, busikisela kokubili inala nobukhulu besivuno, isaka ngalinye limelela amahora amaningi okulinywa, ukunakekelwa, nokukha ngokucophelela emasimini akude ngale kwezindonga zempahla. Nokho naphezu kwevolumu, indawo ayizizwa izimboni noma ingenabuntu; kunalokho, ikhipha umkhathi wendawo lapho izithako zemvelo zihlonishwa futhi zivikelekile, zilindele ukuguqulwa kwazo zibe okuthile okukhulu.

Imisebe ethambile yemini igqabula amafasitela aphakeme, isakazeke kancane esikhaleni. Uthuli nezinhlayiya ze-hop, ezilengiswe emoyeni, zibamba ama-shafts okukhanya kanye nokucwebezela kancane, okwenza igumbi lithule, licishe libe nenhlonipho. Umdlalo wokukhanya nesithunzi uphilisa indawo engasamile, ugqamisa ukwakheka kwama-burlap, uhlamvu oluqinile lwezisekelo zokhuni, nokushelela okupholile kokukhonkolo ngaphansi. Iphansi, nakuba ligugile futhi limakwa kusukela eminyakeni eminingi yokusetshenziswa kanzima, lengeza umuzwa wobuqiniso nokukhuthazela. I-scuff ne-crack ngayinye iwubufakazi obuthule besivuno esingenakubalwa esifakwa, sigcinwe, futhi ekugcineni sithunyelwe emhlabeni ukuze sibe yingxenye yenqubo yokuphisa. Akuwona nje phansi kodwa irekhodi lomsebenzi odlulile kulesi sikhala.

Ngaphambili, isisebenzi esigqoke ihembe le-flannel kanye namabhuzu aqinile kufaka ukuxhumana komuntu kule nqubo enesitezi. Ukuma kwakhe kungokugxilisa ingqondo nokunakekela njengoba ephakamisa isaka, ehlola isisindo salo, ukuhleleka kwalo, kanye nokunikeza okucashile kwama-hops ngaphakathi. Ukushukuma akusheshi; lidlulisela inhlonipho ngamabomu, njengokungathi isaka ngalinye lingaphezu kwesitsha kodwa liyisitsha esingase sibe khona. Ama-hops axegayo achithekela kancane emhlabathini, amaqoqo awo aluhlaza ahlakazekile enqwabeni encane ekhiphela iphunga elinomhlaba, lekhambi emoyeni ozungezile. Iphunga lihlangana nokuquleka okuncane kwe-burlap kanye nokuswakama okupholile kukakhonkolo, kudala umuzwa wezinzwa obambekayo futhi ogcizelela ukubaluleka kwalokho okugcinwe lapha.

Indawo yokugcina impahla ingaphezu kwendawo yokugcina impahla; yisiteji sezinguquko ohambweni lwamahops. Kusukela emasimini lapho ekhula khona ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esivulekile, kuya kule ndawo engaphakathi ethule, egcwele ithunzi, amahop eluswa endleleni ezogcina iwaholela emaketela abilayo ezindawo zokuphuza utshwala nasezingilazini zabathandi bobhiya. Isithombe sithwebula isikhashana esimisiwe phakathi kwalezi zigaba, lapho isithako sigcinwe khona ekulindeni kwesiguli, silondolozwe kokubili ukuqina kwemvelo nokunaka komuntu. Yonke imininingwane—kusukela emigodini esagolide yokuhlunga ukukhanya kuyo yonke indawo, kuya ku-heft ethintekayo yamasaka e-burlap—igcizelela umuzwa wobuphathi ohilelekile. Ukuhlola okuthulile kwesisebenzi akusikiseli nje ukusebenza kanzima kodwa ukuziqhenya, ukuqonda ukuthi lawa ma-hops azobumba uhlamvu lweziphuzo ezingenakubalwa, enikeza amanothi ahlukile ka-Amarillo ewolintshi, ukukhanya kwezimbali, nokujula komhlaba.

Umumo usuwonke owokucabanga, ucishe ungcwele, sengathi le ndlu yokugcina impahla ayiyona indawo yokusebenza futhi iyindawo eyodwa yezithako ezithandwa kakhulu zokuphisa. Ibhalansi yokukhanya nethunzi, inala nemininingwane, ukusebenza kanye nokuthula, kuhlangana kube isithombe sobuciko ezingeni laso eliyisisekelo. Lapha, kulesi sikhala esisindayo ngephunga, ukuthungwa, kanye nesiko, amahops e-Amarillo awagcini nje ngokugcinwa; bayahlonishwa, bagcinwe ngokucophelela kuze kufike isikhathi sokuthi bafeze indima yabo endabeni eqhubekayo kabhiya.

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